Families of local USMNT players are in Qatar to watch the FIFA World Cup.
Get DFW local news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox.“Having a blast. There's a lot of fans here, just going to the game. We just came from a watch party with a big Thanksgiving dinner,” he said.“When the anthem started everybody got goosebumps and we started chanting ‘U.S.A.’ and it was just really exciting,” recalled Acosta.
Kellyn Acosta was born in Plano and started soccer at age four, the same age as his son Emerson who had advice for dad.“Hey daddy, you can win this, just try to get over their heads,” Emerson said in a video posted by the UNMNT. Kellyn Acosta, 27, went through the FC Dallas Academy and played for the team. He now plays for LAFC which recently won the MLS Cup Championship.Now, after a week of watch parties and tours, fans and families have their sights set on an upset.
“It's the youngest team in the World Cup. They're hungry, they've got this fire burning within them and they're going to come out and it’s going to be a battle,” said Acosta.FC Dallas is hosting another watch party for the match against England inside the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Doors open at 11:30 a.m.
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